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Saw this in another group...

Someone was talking about how kids should just be expected to do chores and not get any money for them or an allowance for helping around the house. I have a 9yr old dd. She is expected to keep her room clean, but I give her a bit of money for extra chores I don't ask her to do. What do you do with your kids? I think it's good for her to be able to earn and save money by helping me out. Opinions?

My mom had us do chores too but we didnt get an allowance per se but yet whenever we went to the store we would be able to get items. Another technique that I used for one of my clients was I had homemade smiley face coupons that had a value to each and then a treasure chest of small items we pre-bought. If they wanted something they seen in the store they save that amount in their smiley coupons. It was a good mode to use and easier to comprehend then actual money. (Kid was 5 years old and was on Autism spectrum)

I had a list of chores to do every day and I got an allowance for it. I'll do the same with my son.

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We give our 13 year old money whenever he needs it, but, when we ask him to do something, he better do it. If he wants a ton of money for something, he usually comes up with something on his own to barter with.

My little one is too young to do chores, she is 14 months. But when she gets older there will be chores that she will have to do around the house that she will not get paid for. Neither df or I grew up having parents that could afford to pay us for doing chores, so it is doubtful there will be many she will get paid for just because that is how we were both raised. Now something I may do is extra money for good grades.

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